THE POLICE HORSE 
T HE use of the motor car has made the horse a 
rare sight on the downtown streets of our modern 
cities. Other than those horses used by the mounted 
police, and an occasional one drawing a fruit peddler’s 
wagon, very few are to be seen nowadays. 
Horses selected for police duty are not restricted to 
any particular breed. They may be of the type gener¬ 
ally used by the cavalry, that is, part Thoroughbred, 
or they may be part or pure Standard Bred. 
The chief requirements are that this horse be pa¬ 
tient and good-natured, intelligent, and easy to han¬ 
dle, not given to fits of shying and bolting should a 
scrap of paper chance to blow across his path. Shying 
would be dangerous on a downtown street crowded 
with motor traffic. When the officer guides his mount 
along through the moving cars, the horse must go 
without fear or hesitation. 
Sturdy, and of good size, the police horse is able to 
carry a full-grown man around all day on the paved 
